The use of flux-bearing welding pro

The use of flux-bearing welding processes
can offer improved deposition rates and bead
profiles compared to the inert gas processes.
The tensile strength of weld metal is usually not
affected by use of a flux-bearing process, but
impact toughness and ductility are somewhat
reduced, in comparison to inert gas weldments,
by the oxide inclusions that are inherent in fluxdeposited
weld metal. The corrosion resistance
of flux-deposited weld metal is usually not
degraded, assuming that the weld metal composition
falls within the specified limits for the
alloy. Some pickup of silicon from the flux is
unavoidable and is allowed for in specifications
such as AWS A5.11 (Ref 16)